A-Random-Writer
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So I've been writing a bit and I just wondering if you saw this opening chapter would you continue to read the rest of the story?
Humanity set upon the stars in peace,but we were met with violence. It's time we return the favor"
- Admiral Karen Smith 2nd task force
It was 2110. My mother and I were out in the park. A beautiful day it was. The birds were chirping. Dogs ran about. People began to laugh and enjoy life. Even after the attack on Earth.
I sat on the grass, the wind in my hair. I still remember the smell of the soup she made. It would be the last thing she ever made me. She had said she went out to throw away a napkin, but something was off. She walked over to the bin and placed the napkin inside gracefully. She started to walk back with a smile on her face, then an explosion rang out.
Dirt and soil was sent everywhere. I was blinded by the dust. At that point, all I can remember is being carried away by her. But she never made it out. At the escape pods for the colony, they waited. They fired into the crowd of civilians. My mother was the first to fall. The blood covered the floors in a sea of pain and misery. Screaming flooded the hallways. I can still remember the smell of the corpses being burned by the lasers. I thought I was going to die right there... but something stood in the way of me and death.
His blood red cape fluttered at lasers flew past. Yet he stood defiant. He said something that resonated with me in that moment. "You come and attack our civilians and expect mercy? How unfortunate." After that, it was kind of blank. I don't remember what exactly happened as I apparently took a head injury. All I know is that the outpost me and my mother lived at was attacked, and I was left to my uncle. How unfortunate.
"Captain, the EUS Titan II is hailing us on coms."
Ah the EUS Titan II. Its original, the Titan I was destroyed in a hospital convoy. Over 15,000 men dead that day. Tch hope this one will last.
"Alright, put them on the holo deck."
I stood up and brushed off my uniform. It's pure white appearance was hard to maintain but I somehow kept up.
The room was dimly lit, but spacious at least.
"Ah Captain Reid, congratulations on your assignment. I hope the Phoenix treats you well."
"Thank you. How's the weapon calibration going?"
If I'm correct that the final thing that needs to be done before the 2nd fleet is deployed.
"We are around 85 percent calibrated. We are waiting for our cannons to finish up then we will be deploying to the Alpha Centauri system." His tone changed after mentioning the deployment.
Damn. They're going right into the fight. "The collective" has been funneling their troops into that place. Reports that I have read said we lost 324,000 men on one moon.
"Anyways Captain Reid, Elitogan star fleet ships are being out fitted with new missiles. They wanted me to relay that to you so you can prepare to return to the Mars base."
"Oh, we get to go home for a minute. My people need a break anyways. We've been here for 7 months and haven't had any R&R."
Running patrols across a solar system isn't very fun. But I can't complain compared to other assignments.
"Alright Phoenix, I'm signing off. I've got a mountain of paperwork to fill out." He tapped his wrist device cutting off the feed.
We get to go home. I just hope we get a better assignment after that.
" WARNING WARNING, MULTIPLE COLLECTIVE SHIPS JUMPING INTO YOUR SECTOR." The alarm blared throughout the room.
Now they decide to show up. We weren't ready for this. I need to get to the bridge.
Running out of the room, the hallways were filled with people scrambling to their battle stations. Yelling throughout all the communications channels.
"Captain! Three Collective Fang-class destroyers are approaching!" My second in command, lieutenant Alexa Turner yelled out as she directed radar systems.
"Copy, put the ship on red alert and bring the 680's to a firing position." I said as I walked up to the helmet.
I picked up a microphone and set it a known collective frequency.
"This is the EUS Phoenix with the 1st strike fleet of the Elitogan Universal Space Force. You are entering Galactic Republic of Elitoga territory. You have been warned."
"vrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm" the ships guns turned to the approaching ships.
"Captain the gun crew are awaiting for a chosen shell type!"
"Copy! Load the armor-piercing shells. Prepare to take those ships down!" I yelled out as the ships lights turn red.
"INCOMING INCOMING. HOSTILE SHIPS ARE FIRING ON THE SHIP. 30 SECONDS UNTIL IMPACT." The alarms blared.
"Captain, I'm recommending evasive maneuvers!" Lt. Turner yelled out. (Lt stand for lieutenant FYI)
Shit. We need to fire back but I can't risk the ship being hit.
"Captain 15 seconds!"
Shit shit shit.
"Thrusters starboard! Put the shields up!" I yelled.
I began to lean side ways as the ship lurched to the right. Now the collective laser were coming into sight.
"Shields are up! Brace for impact!" Turner yelled as she grabbed onto her command console.
BOOM!
The ship rumbled as it was hit.
"Status report now!" I yelled running to my command center.
"Sir, decks 56 and 55 are experiencing power loss and are no longer combat ready."
"Copy, send the engineer teams to get them online! Are the cannons lined up?" I typed onto my console zooming onto the enemy ships.
"Sir, cannons 2 and 4 are ready to fire. Cannons 1 and 3 are experiencing delays due to the sudden manuever." Turner looked down onto the deck where the guns where located.
"Okay, fire 2 and 4."
There's the order. Send the collective back to their own planets.
"Copy, guns 2 and 4 kill authorization received. Fire at will." A junior officer yelled out.
The room went silent.
"Copy, putting shells down range." They radioed back.
FORM!
The ship rumbled.
FORM!
"Guns and 2 and 4 are reloading estimated time for next shot... 2 minutes."
My god that shake was horrible.
"Sir, our shells will hit them in 10 seconds"
Let's pray these things can do what we think they can.
"5...4...3...2...1..."
A ball of light appeared in front of the lead fang class. I can't tell if we got him.
"Lieutenant, did we hit them?"
She stood still watching her screen.
"Sir, we are detecting 0 life signs on the hostile ship. I think we got it"
The crew began to murmur.
"Captain, the hostile ships is displaying signs of internal combustion. That thing is about to blow." A sensor technician walked up to me and handed me a tablet.
Yeah. We got it.
"Guns 1 and 3 are ready. Awaiting command."
Oh shit. There are still two more ships out there.
Why aren't they firing back though?
"Captain, the other ships are powering the FTL drives. They're going home."
The room went silent.
Two flashes of light came from the ships and they were gone.
"We did it." Turner whispered.
We did do it.
"Captain Reid, command is hailing you in the holo deck."
"I'm on the way."
Walking to the room I felt a sense of euphoria. We actually defeated them. We stood our ground.
The room was dark again, but there stood a Admiral in a blue and gold uniform staring at me.
"Congratulations on your victory Captain Reid." I recognize that voice. Rear Admiral Sarah Voss.
"Thank you ma'am. It was my crew who truly won the battle though."
She smiled and nodded.
"It was a united effort. Now onto why your even talking to me, fleet command has issued the orders for you to return to mars now. You will regroup with the rest of the 1st strike fleet. We have an important mission coming up and the EUS Phoenix needs to be at full combat capacity."
"Yes Admiral. I can have my ship there in an hour. If you don't mind me asking who will be taking the Phoenix's patrol assignment?" I asked trying not to smile.
She pulled out a table and scrolled a bit.
"Let's see here. The EUS Zenith will take your place."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Alright good work out there today. Safe travels." She cut off the call.
I sighed and shook my head.
Time to go home.
The end of Act 1 part 1.
Humanity set upon the stars in peace,but we were met with violence. It's time we return the favor"
- Admiral Karen Smith 2nd task force
It was 2110. My mother and I were out in the park. A beautiful day it was. The birds were chirping. Dogs ran about. People began to laugh and enjoy life. Even after the attack on Earth.
I sat on the grass, the wind in my hair. I still remember the smell of the soup she made. It would be the last thing she ever made me. She had said she went out to throw away a napkin, but something was off. She walked over to the bin and placed the napkin inside gracefully. She started to walk back with a smile on her face, then an explosion rang out.
Dirt and soil was sent everywhere. I was blinded by the dust. At that point, all I can remember is being carried away by her. But she never made it out. At the escape pods for the colony, they waited. They fired into the crowd of civilians. My mother was the first to fall. The blood covered the floors in a sea of pain and misery. Screaming flooded the hallways. I can still remember the smell of the corpses being burned by the lasers. I thought I was going to die right there... but something stood in the way of me and death.
His blood red cape fluttered at lasers flew past. Yet he stood defiant. He said something that resonated with me in that moment. "You come and attack our civilians and expect mercy? How unfortunate." After that, it was kind of blank. I don't remember what exactly happened as I apparently took a head injury. All I know is that the outpost me and my mother lived at was attacked, and I was left to my uncle. How unfortunate.
"Captain, the EUS Titan II is hailing us on coms."
Ah the EUS Titan II. Its original, the Titan I was destroyed in a hospital convoy. Over 15,000 men dead that day. Tch hope this one will last.
"Alright, put them on the holo deck."
I stood up and brushed off my uniform. It's pure white appearance was hard to maintain but I somehow kept up.
The room was dimly lit, but spacious at least.
"Ah Captain Reid, congratulations on your assignment. I hope the Phoenix treats you well."
"Thank you. How's the weapon calibration going?"
If I'm correct that the final thing that needs to be done before the 2nd fleet is deployed.
"We are around 85 percent calibrated. We are waiting for our cannons to finish up then we will be deploying to the Alpha Centauri system." His tone changed after mentioning the deployment.
Damn. They're going right into the fight. "The collective" has been funneling their troops into that place. Reports that I have read said we lost 324,000 men on one moon.
"Anyways Captain Reid, Elitogan star fleet ships are being out fitted with new missiles. They wanted me to relay that to you so you can prepare to return to the Mars base."
"Oh, we get to go home for a minute. My people need a break anyways. We've been here for 7 months and haven't had any R&R."
Running patrols across a solar system isn't very fun. But I can't complain compared to other assignments.
"Alright Phoenix, I'm signing off. I've got a mountain of paperwork to fill out." He tapped his wrist device cutting off the feed.
We get to go home. I just hope we get a better assignment after that.
" WARNING WARNING, MULTIPLE COLLECTIVE SHIPS JUMPING INTO YOUR SECTOR." The alarm blared throughout the room.
Now they decide to show up. We weren't ready for this. I need to get to the bridge.
Running out of the room, the hallways were filled with people scrambling to their battle stations. Yelling throughout all the communications channels.
"Captain! Three Collective Fang-class destroyers are approaching!" My second in command, lieutenant Alexa Turner yelled out as she directed radar systems.
"Copy, put the ship on red alert and bring the 680's to a firing position." I said as I walked up to the helmet.
I picked up a microphone and set it a known collective frequency.
"This is the EUS Phoenix with the 1st strike fleet of the Elitogan Universal Space Force. You are entering Galactic Republic of Elitoga territory. You have been warned."
"vrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm" the ships guns turned to the approaching ships.
"Captain the gun crew are awaiting for a chosen shell type!"
"Copy! Load the armor-piercing shells. Prepare to take those ships down!" I yelled out as the ships lights turn red.
"INCOMING INCOMING. HOSTILE SHIPS ARE FIRING ON THE SHIP. 30 SECONDS UNTIL IMPACT." The alarms blared.
"Captain, I'm recommending evasive maneuvers!" Lt. Turner yelled out. (Lt stand for lieutenant FYI)
Shit. We need to fire back but I can't risk the ship being hit.
"Captain 15 seconds!"
Shit shit shit.
"Thrusters starboard! Put the shields up!" I yelled.
I began to lean side ways as the ship lurched to the right. Now the collective laser were coming into sight.
"Shields are up! Brace for impact!" Turner yelled as she grabbed onto her command console.
BOOM!
The ship rumbled as it was hit.
"Status report now!" I yelled running to my command center.
"Sir, decks 56 and 55 are experiencing power loss and are no longer combat ready."
"Copy, send the engineer teams to get them online! Are the cannons lined up?" I typed onto my console zooming onto the enemy ships.
"Sir, cannons 2 and 4 are ready to fire. Cannons 1 and 3 are experiencing delays due to the sudden manuever." Turner looked down onto the deck where the guns where located.
"Okay, fire 2 and 4."
There's the order. Send the collective back to their own planets.
"Copy, guns 2 and 4 kill authorization received. Fire at will." A junior officer yelled out.
The room went silent.
"Copy, putting shells down range." They radioed back.
FORM!
The ship rumbled.
FORM!
"Guns and 2 and 4 are reloading estimated time for next shot... 2 minutes."
My god that shake was horrible.
"Sir, our shells will hit them in 10 seconds"
Let's pray these things can do what we think they can.
"5...4...3...2...1..."
A ball of light appeared in front of the lead fang class. I can't tell if we got him.
"Lieutenant, did we hit them?"
She stood still watching her screen.
"Sir, we are detecting 0 life signs on the hostile ship. I think we got it"
The crew began to murmur.
"Captain, the hostile ships is displaying signs of internal combustion. That thing is about to blow." A sensor technician walked up to me and handed me a tablet.
Yeah. We got it.
"Guns 1 and 3 are ready. Awaiting command."
Oh shit. There are still two more ships out there.
Why aren't they firing back though?
"Captain, the other ships are powering the FTL drives. They're going home."
The room went silent.
Two flashes of light came from the ships and they were gone.
"We did it." Turner whispered.
We did do it.
"Captain Reid, command is hailing you in the holo deck."
"I'm on the way."
Walking to the room I felt a sense of euphoria. We actually defeated them. We stood our ground.
The room was dark again, but there stood a Admiral in a blue and gold uniform staring at me.
"Congratulations on your victory Captain Reid." I recognize that voice. Rear Admiral Sarah Voss.
"Thank you ma'am. It was my crew who truly won the battle though."
She smiled and nodded.
"It was a united effort. Now onto why your even talking to me, fleet command has issued the orders for you to return to mars now. You will regroup with the rest of the 1st strike fleet. We have an important mission coming up and the EUS Phoenix needs to be at full combat capacity."
"Yes Admiral. I can have my ship there in an hour. If you don't mind me asking who will be taking the Phoenix's patrol assignment?" I asked trying not to smile.
She pulled out a table and scrolled a bit.
"Let's see here. The EUS Zenith will take your place."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Alright good work out there today. Safe travels." She cut off the call.
I sighed and shook my head.
Time to go home.
The end of Act 1 part 1.
